Mixed-Member Electoral Systems in Constitutional Context : Taiwan, Japan, and Beyond /

After the electoral reform in 1994, Japan saw a gradual evolution from a multi-party system toward a two-party system over the course of five House of Representatives election cycles. In contrast, after Taiwan’s constitutional amendment in 2005, a two-party system emerged in the first post-reform legislative election in 2008. Critically, however, Taiwan’s president is directly elected while Japan’s prime minister is indirectly elected. The contributors conclude that the higher the payoffs of holding the executive office and the greater degree of cross-district coordination required to win it, the stronger the incentives for elites to form and stay in the major parties. In such a context, a country will move rapidly toward a two-party system. In Part II, the contributors apply this theoretical logic to other countries with mixed-member systems to demonstrate its generality. They find the effect of executive competition on legislative electoral rules in countries as disparate as Thailand, the Philippines, New Zealand, Bolivia, and Russia. The findings presented in this book have important implications for political reform. Often, reformers are motivated by high hopes of solving some political problems and enhancing the quality of democracy. But, as this group of scholars demonstrates, electoral reform alone is not a panacea. Whether and to what extent it achieves the advocated goals depends not only on the specification of new electoral rules per se but also on the political context—and especially the constitutional framework—within which such rules are embedded.

Optical scan manual of instructions for Illinois election judges.

" ... may be duplicated or sections may be rewritten to conform to local specifications. Any modified manual must be consistent with the Illinois Election Code and submitted to the State Board of Elections for approval prior to distribution."

Optical scan manual of instructions for Illinois election judges.

"...may be duplicated or sections may be rewritten to conform to local specifications. Any modified manual must be consistent with the Illinois Election Code and submitted to the State Board of Elections for approval prior to distribution."

Optical scan manual of instructions for Illinois election judges.

The instructions in this manual describe the statutory responsibilities of election judges and their duties on Election Day. ... Included in this manual are step-by-step instructions which describe in detail the procedures to be followed before the polls open, during voting hours, and after the polls close. This manual also includes information on voter coding, who can vote, pollwatchers rights and limitations, challenging a person's right to vote, voter assistance and instruction, processing absentee ballots, and remaking damaged and overvoted ballot cards. In addition, this manual reflects the many changes brought about by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and Senate Bill 428, PA 0574.

Optical scan manual of instructions for Illinois election judges.

Election judges serve a vital role in protecting the rights of voters. They are responsible for ensuring that the electoral process is administered fairly and in accordance with federal and state election laws. This manual of instructions has been prepared by the State Board of Elections to assist the election judges with the administration of their duties in accordance with Illinois statutes. The instructions in this manual describe the statutory responsibilities of election judges and their duties on Election Day. ... Included in this manual are step-by-step instructions which describe in detail the procedures to be followed before the polls open, during voting hours, and after the polls close....In addition, this manual reflects the many changes brought about by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and Senate Bill 428, PA 0574. These changes include provisional voting, eligbility requirements for serving as a pollwatcher, campaign free zones and other processes encountered on Election Day.

Speak out.

Prepared for grades 3-6.

Report of the "Draft riot" in Boston, July 14th, 1863.

Mode of access: Internet.

Documents of the Hollis Street Society, 1838.

Paged continuously.

An address delivered before the Society of Middlesex Husbandmen and Manufacturers, at Concord, Mass, Oct. 5, 1831 /

"Published in compliance with a vote of the Society."--T.p. verso.

The greatness of the human soul : an address /

"Published by vote of the Trustees."

Cutting to the quick : an address, delivered before the Cambridge Temperance Society, at Springville, Lenawee Co. Michigan, January 15, 1838 /

"Published by vote of the society."

An oration, pronounced on the thirtysecond [sic] anniversary of American independence, at Barre, in the county of Worcester, July 4, 1808: /

"After the oration was delivered, the Hon. Salem Town was called to the chair, and the following resolutions ... adopted by the unanimous vote of the whole, consisting of more than six hundred Federal Republicans, from various parts of the county. Among whom were our representatives in Congress from both districts, and many other official characters."--Appendix, p. [27].

Political pamphlets

A collection of miscellaneous pamphlets on politics.

The mystery of Witch-Face Mountain, and other stories,

The mystery of Witch-Face Mountain.--Taking the blue ribbon at the county fair.--The casting vote.

The evils of intemperance, exemplified in poetry and prose. With engravings.

On verso of title page: The Union Temperate Society, of Boston, passed a vote, Nov. 27, 1828, to have one thousand copies of this book, printed for their use.